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The armor that a massive Amazonian fish evolved against piranhas could lead to better body armor for soldiers, researchers say. The arapaima (Arapaima gigas) is one of the largest freshwater fish in ...

A revolutionary new form of body armour nicknamed 'bullet-proof custard' has been invented to help save British troops' lives. Scientists have created a top-secret substance that absorbs the force of ...

Body armor protects against kinetic energy weapons that seek to deliver fatal wounds against friendly troops. Body armor can also be a Maginot Line, bypassed and made irrelevant. Artillery, including ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: For decades, protection lagged far behind lethality on the battlefield. The only practical protection from bullets and dangerous flying objects was steel, but weight ...